Imagemakers on Heritage Apps

Posted by The Imagemakers Team in Blog Posts, Digital, Heritage, Interpretation on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 11:47 am | No Comments

Paul Davies, Digital Media Manger at Imagemakers looks at the interpretive benefits of mobile apps. http://www.vimeo.com/30090195 For more information on mobile apps visit: imagemakers.uk.com/heritageapps Follow us on Twitter for more thoughts...

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Tour of our Work in Chester for European Portico Partners

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Heritage, Interpretation on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:16 am | No Comments

  The restoration and new interpretation of Chester’s Walls & Towers will be completed in early 2012. This work is part of the pan-European Portico Project in which four cities have joined forces to share innovative techniques in restoration and best practice for visitor experiences.  Last week, David Masters, our lead consultant on the project, took members from partner cities (Ghent, Cologne and Utrecht) on a tour of the City Walls to discuss the new interpretation. There was a lot of interest in Imagemakers’ holistic approach and the combination of...

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When a plan comes together ….

Posted by Phil Songhurst in Blog Posts, Design, Exhibition Design, Heritage, Interpretation, Planning on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at 10:17 am | No Comments

As project managers we have to be ready to adapt our project programmes at any time – as situations and priorities change – it’s part of the job.  How nice it has been to work on a project that required little adjustment from start to finish. The De Witt Kilns project at Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre was officially opened by HRH Prince Michael of Kent a couple of weeks ago. A wonderful site, run by wonderful, passionate people, that is now proud to boast of a new visitor experience in the shape of the restored kiln block and supporting...

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Copper Kingdom, Anglesey

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Exhibition Design, Heritage, Interactive, Interpretation on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 11:23 am | No Comments

“Here, suspended in mid air, the fellows…cut out the ore in vast masses and tumble it with a thundering crash to the bottom” Rev W Bingley, 1801. We are delighted to announce that we won a four way pitch to work with Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust and others to tell the remarkable story of the Parys Mountain copper mine in Anglesey. The new visitor centre, set within former ‘copper bins’ on the quayside at Amlwch, promises to become a major tourism attraction and catalyst for regeneration. This visual shows a proposed display which interprets the work of the ...

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Cash vs Culture? Why do we do what we do?

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Heritage, Interpretation on Monday, March 14th, 2011 at 11:49 am | No Comments

As Abba sang ‘money, money, money’… For most people, however lofty our ideals or loathe we are to admit it, money is pretty important. Businesses need to make it and employees need to earn it. But it’s never been more difficult. Natural and heritage organisations are desperate for a cut of an ever-decreasing pie and agencies are desperate for a chance to help them achieve their goals. But is that it? Are we all lashed to a treadmill of justifications to funders or debates about how much budget we’ve saved (important though all of this is)?...

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